CRIM 12000 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Grand Jury, Federal Bureau Of Investigation, Equal Protection Clause

• School: Kent State University
• Department: Criminology and Justice Studies
• Course: CRIM 12000
• Professor: Dr. Starr Solomon

Document Summary

What is crime: crime is any action that violates the laws defining which socially harmful behaviors will be subject to the government power to impose punishment. What is criminal law: criminal law is defined by the elected representative at the state and federal level, some crimes reflect broad agreement among the public, others do not. An art that is a crime merely because it is prohibited by the statute: ex: smoking marijuana, jaywalking, underage drinking, copyright infringement, In 1967, president lyn b. johnson established the united states president commission on law and admin of justice: co(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374)l(cid:455) referred to as (cid:862)clea(cid:863) or the (cid:862)cri(cid:373)e commission(cid:863, the report made over 200 recommendations for dealing with crime. People do(cid:374)"t (cid:449)a(cid:374)t to act out of the norm in public out of the fear of backlash they may get in return. Cjs: federal vs regional cjs control, both federal and regio(cid:374)al (cid:894)state or lo(cid:272)al(cid:895) cj "s e(cid:374)for(cid:272)e la(cid:449)s, tr(cid:455) (cid:272)ri(cid:373)i(cid:374)al (cid:272)ases, and punish offenders.